The Mississippi State Board of Education has approved a corrective plan for the Natchez-Adams School District after the district’s accreditation was placed on probation last fall. The probation resulted from the district not submitting its financial audits for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 on time. According to district leadership, a new CPA firm is now assisting with completing the overdue audits, and the audit for fiscal year 2025 is expected to be submitted by the June 15 deadline. This was the district’s only area of noncompliance.
LSU Alexandria will soon offer three-year bachelor’s degree programs. The first two accelerated programs will be in information technology and bioinformatics. The programs were approved last week by the Board of Regents. Each degree will require 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120 while still combining core general education courses with specialized curriculum requirements.
The Mississippi Forestry Commission reports that a wildfire in Carroll County, known as the Big Hungry fire, is now 70 percent contained. The fire has burned 4,246 acres, or roughly six and a half miles, as of Monday. Ground and air crews will continue monitoring the fire’s perimeter until full containment is reached. It is the second-largest wildfire in Mississippi history.
In Louisiana, a bill designed to make canceling unwanted subscriptions easier is advancing in the Legislature. The “Click to Cancel” bill by Representative Vincent Cox passed unanimously in the House Commerce Committee. The proposal would require that consumers be allowed to cancel subscriptions using the same method they used to sign up. Cox says many constituents have expressed frustration with cancellation processes that are more difficult than enrollment.
The Mississippi River at Natchez is at 31.86 feet and falling.
